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The numbers are in for Dexter Fowler’s new contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, and they’re big. Fowler’s former team, the Chicago Cubs, extended him a qualifying offer that was worth $17.2 million, but he turned it down, taking his chances on the open market. In Fowler, the Cardinals are getting a great center fielder with solid skills and dependable numbers.

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Chael Sonnen has come out and spoken about Ultimate Fighting Championships' (UFC) former bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. He says it was the media that made her and that her will rather than her skills took her to the top.

Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle isn’t even two months into the what will be the worst season of his coaching career, and yet he wants to keep the ride lasting as long as possible. Carlisle, the longtime head coach of the 2011 champion Dallas Mavericks, took two timeouts late in his team’s 120-89 blowout home loss to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night, despite the fact that his team was, technically, out of timeouts. As a result, a technical foul was called – resulting in a free throw each time for the Kings, and a $2000 fine for the team.

Current Smackdown Tag Team Champion Randy Orton gave us one of the most (somewhat unintentional) iconic images and moments of the year when his gaping head wound caused SummerSlam to come to a close. Fans talked about the SummerSlam finish for weeks, and usually not in a good way. The finish of the Orton-Lesnar match has been second- and third-guessed by wrestling fans and insiders alike, but no one’s really gotten Orton’s take yet.

Colin Kaepernick (No. 7) and 49ers teammates take a knee during the national anthem. The steady decline in NFL television ratings has been the biggest story of the football season, and arguably the biggest sports-business story of 2016. What is clear is that interest in watching primetime NFL games has waned, but what remains unclear are the exact causes, and which causes have had the largest impact.

With five minutes remaining in the first half of Thursday’s game, the Kansas City Chiefs appeared to be rolling to a rousing victory over the rival Oakland Raiders with first place in the AFC West hanging in the balance in a crucial battle. Linebacker Derrick Johnson went down at that point, slamming his helmet down, and appeared to know exactly what we all found out later: that he had just suffered a very bad injury, needing to be helped off the field and clearly looking despondent immediately afterward. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid confirmed that Johnson had ruptured his Achilles tendon for the second time in just over two years, which will end his season.

The top court in China has ruled in favour of former Chicago Bulls player Michael Jordan, allowing him the rights to the Chinese version of his name. The verdict, which was issued on 8 December, was in regards to a case the basketball legend was fighting against a local sportswear brand. Jordan in 2012 filed the lawsuit against Qiaodan Sports, saying the company had built its business around his Chinese name and his jersey number 23 without his permission.

Kyle Palmieri found out just how protective Carey Price is over his crease. The New Jersey Devils forward danced around Jeff Petry on the way to the net. Palmieri appears to be trying to control the puck when he collides with Price.

Spencer Ware’s breakout season has made him a fantasy football star. Most teams do not have a backup like the Kansas City Chiefs do in Spencer Ware. With Charles missing much of the past two years due to injury, Ware has taken hold of the starting running back spot in Kansas City and thrived in it.

Koji Uehara will pitch for the Cubs in 2017. WHAT A RELIEF: The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a deal with free-agent reliever Koji Uehara. The 41-year-old Uehara posted a 3.45 ERA over 47 innings with the Boston Red Sox last year.

Nelson felt referee “Big” John McCarthy let the fight go on too long. As Silva was on his back on the canvas, and McCarthy was tending to him, Nelson gave McCarthy a kick to the backside. Nelson issued a public apology to McCarthy on Dec. 2 in an attempt to get his sentence reduced further, but UFC president Dana White questions its motive.

Royce White’s last NBA action came with the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2015 Orlando Summer League. Back in October of 2013, the Philadelphia 76ers waived Royce White just before the start of the season rather than carry him on their all-but-talent-devoid roster.

Ronda Rousey has brushed off Amanda Nunes' taunts ahead of their showdown for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's bantamweight title on 30 December at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The American also suggested that she will not retire after her bout at UFC 207, but indicated that the end is near in terms of her UFC career. The belt has since changed hands on two occasions with Meisha Tate holding the title before being beaten by Nunes earlier in the year.

Dana White has made it clear that there is no animosity between him and Conor McGregor despite the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) forcing the Irishman to give up the featherweight title earlier in the month. 'The Notorious', as McGregor is popularly known, became the first fighter in UFC history to hold two-weight titles after his victory over now former lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in New York. White had indicated prior to the fight that McGregor will have to give up one of the titles and recently he was stripped off the featherweight title.